A VACUUM APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING THE RATE OF APPLICATION OF VACUUM PRESSURE IN A THROUGH AIR DRYING PAPERMAKING PROCESS - Patent 1009874

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EP 1 009 874 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25

(21)	Application number: 97940678.2

(22)	Date of filing: 28.08.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D21F 2/00, D21F 1/48

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9715/201

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9810/140 (12.03.1998 Gazette 1998/10)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

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Priority:

03.09.1996 US 706915
03.09.1996 US 706916
03.09.1996 US 706917
03.09.1996 US 706919
03.09.1996 US 706920

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	TROKHAN, Paul, Dennis Hamilton, OH 45013 (US) ENSIGN, Donald, Eugene Cincinnati, OH 45242 (US) AYERS, Peter, Graves Middletown, OH 45044 (US) BUENGER, Daniel, Edward Cincinnati, OH 45255 (US)

(74)	Representative: Canonici, Jean-Jacques et al
	Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH,Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)

(54)	A VACUUM APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING THE RATE OF APPLICATION OF VACUUM PRESSURE IN A THROUGH AIR DRYING PAPERMAKING PROCESS